14 CFR § 91.13 - Careless or reckless operation.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t14/s91.13"
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title: "14 CFR § 91.13 - Careless or reckless operation."
title_number: 14
title_name: "Aeronautics and Space"
section_number: "91.13"
section_name: "Careless or reckless operation."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "F"
subchapter_name: "AIR TRAFFIC AND GENERAL OPERATING RULES"
part_number: "91"
part_name: "GENERAL OPERATING AND FLIGHT RULES"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "49 U.S.C. 106(f), 40101, 40103, 40105, 40113, 40120, 44101, 44111, 44701, 44704, 44709, 44711, 44712, 44715,44716, 44717, 44722, 44740, 46306, 46315, 46316, 46504, 46506-46507, 47122, 47508,47528-47531, 47534; Pub. L. 112-95, 126 Stat. 11; Pub. L. 114-190, 130 Stat. 615 (49 U.S.C. 44703 note); sec. 828, Pub. L. 118-63, 138 Stat. 1330 (49 U.S.C. 44703 note); articles 12 and 29 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation, 61 Stat. 1180."
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# 91.13 Careless or reckless operation.

(a) *Aircraft operations for the purpose of air navigation.* No person may operate an aircraft in a careless or reckless manner so as to endanger the life or property of another.

(b) *Aircraft operations other than for the purpose of air navigation.* No person may operate an aircraft, other than for the purpose of air navigation, on any part of the surface of an airport used by aircraft for air commerce (including areas used by those aircraft for receiving or discharging persons or cargo), in a careless or reckless manner so as to endanger the life or property of another.